Machine-tool work holder



H. IUEIUTE'vCE E MACHINE TOOL WORK HOLDER Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed April 10, 1929 i ll" IIIIIIIIIIIHIIHI A TTORNEY.

March 18, 1930-. I H. DEUTSCH 1,750,746

MACHINE TOOL WORK HOLDER I5 Sheeis-Sheet O 5 I INIYZJNYOR.

ATTORNEY.

March 18, 1930. H DEUTS H 1,750,746

MACHINE TOOL WORK HOLDER Filed April 10, 1929 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 ATTORNEY.

Patented Mar. 18, 1930 UNITED STATES P T ENT OFFICE.

- EERMANN DEUTSCH, or CHICAGO, runners MACHINE-TOOL worm HOLDER Application filed llpril '10,

The invention relates to machine tools and more specially to that part of the machine tool which supports the material to be -machined. v P

The object of the invention is to provide a machine tool with one or more Working tables adapted to be adjusted in a plurality of positions in relation to the head of such machine holding and supporting the cutting 1 tool used to perform the actual work.

that the invention is not to be limited or restricted' to the exact construction or formation, shown in the drawings and described -in'the specification, but that the invention is only to be limited by the scope of the claims appended hereto. 1

In the drawings illustrating a preferred embodiment of the invention and showing the lower part of a machine tool i Fig. 1 is a side View of said lower part partly shown in section.

Fig. 2 is a side view of one of the working tables taken on line 22 in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a top view of'Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a detail drawing of one of the working tables, showing said table in side view and certain parts being broken away to facilitate the illustration of the construction of said table, and i Fig. 5 is a sectional view of Fig. 4 taken on line 5-5 in. Fig.- 4.

'The machine tool according to the present invention has a base 6 provided with a central vertical bore into which a hollow cylinder 7 is inserted. This cylinder extends above the base and contains a vertical post adapted to support a working head of a machine tool such .asa drill head or the like. In this post rack is inserted extending lengthwise over the whole post. A supporting sleeve 9 sur- 929. serial No, 353,945.

rounds the hollow cylinder and rests on the base 6. In order to secure-said sleeve in the right position a circular groovev is cut into the base concentric with the central bore and a circular key is formed'on thebottom surface of the sleeve 9 and fits snugly into'the circular groove. Adjacentthe upper end of said-sleeve a" plurality of tapped holes are' provided each adapted to receive a clamp'bolt 10 by means of which the supporting sleeve 9. and all members connected thereto may be releasably fastened to the hollowcylinder 7. The upper faces ofthe sleeve 9 andthe cylinder 7 are located in the same horizontal plane. A hollow. member 11 has a central opening in its bottom adapted to receive the post 8 anda circular key 12 is formed on the lowerface of said member and fits snugly into a circular groove cut into the top face of the sleeve 9. A shaft 13 is journalled in the Walls of the hollow member 11 and extends crosswise thereof on one side of the post 8. A pinion 14 is rigidly mounted on said shaft and meshes with' the rack in the post 8. A bevel gear 15 is also rigidly mounted on-the cross shaft 13. .A n'other shaft 16 extends at right angles to the first mentioned shaft into the hollow member and a second bevel gear 17 is rigidly mount ed on said second shaft and meshes with" the I 30 first bevel gear. The one end of the second shaft is located outside of the hollow meniber and'is adapted to receive a crank 18.. A cover 19 having a central opening to permit the post 8 to extend therethrough closes the top opening of the hollow member 11.-

It is easy to see that the post 8 may: be moved vertically by rotating the second shaft 16 by means of the crank 18. The post and anything supported thereby may be moved upwardly or downwardly as desired without influencing any part of the lower construetion of the machine tool. j

An arm 20 is fastened to a base 21 which i in turn'is fastened to the sleeve 9 by means of bolts 22 so that the arm extends horizon tally from said .slee've as indicated inlFig;

2. Said arm 20 has preferably a rectangular cross section and on its lower face a rack 23 is formed. 1

3 4 extending flange 32. A cylindrical box like receive a crank 28. Above the pinion 27 the The top of the base 6 forms a glide way and a column 24 having a base plate 25 rests movably on said glideway. A shaft 26 extends diametrically through said column and inside of said column a pinion 27 is rigidly mounted on said shaft the one end of which extends beyond the column and is adapted to column is provided with a substantially ree tangular hole 29 extending through the column 24 and adapted to receive the arm 20, so

:that the rack on said arm may be engaged byv the inion 27. In this manner the column 24,

- the ase plate 25, and any member fastened to these two parts can be moved longitudinally of the armby rotating the pinion'27 by means of the crank 28. A cylinder 30 is provided in its outer surface with a plurality of bores 31 for a purpose to be described later on. On its lower end said cylinder has a short inwardly A'bevel ring 36 is provided at its innerextending flange 37, adapted to be inserte intothe ring 35. Said rim with a verticall screw ring is provided with T-slot 38, adapted to receive bolts 39 and the bevel ring is provided with aplurality of holes permitis carried ting said bolts to, extend therethrough.

In this manner the bevel ring may be fastened to the cylinder 30 and may be rotated therewith about the box like member. On the bevel of the ring36 a scale 40 is provided.

A; sup ort 41 for the objects to be machined by the construction described above in the following manner:

The support has as shown in Fig. 5 prefer ably the shape of a hexagon. The lower'portion is formed circular and extends. beyond the upper portion as indicated on 42 in Fig.

4; This circular portion fits snugly into the box like member 33 and serves as guide for- .1 the support when the same is adjusted vertically in a manner to be described later. 1' It .is to be understood, that the support is to be inserted into the box like member,'-befor'e the bevel ring is fastened to the screw ring since the flange 37 or said bevel ring forms a stop for the upward movement of the base 42 of the support 41. Before however the suprt 41lis put into position the box like memr will be fastened to the top of the column 24 by means of bolts 43.

In thelower surface of the cylinder 30 a rin groove is out and a circular rack 44 hav- 0'6 ing vel teeth is arranged in said groove.

A bracket 45 is fastened to theba se late...

25 and carries a motor 46. In the brac et a shaft 47 is journalled carrying a bevel gear 48, which mesheszwith the circular rack 44 so, i

' that'the cylinder-3O and all parts connected therewith, including the support 41, which is also connected with said cylinder in a man-- ner to be described later, -may be rotated about the box like member by means of the motor 46. f. Inside the support a.

arranged and through sald support a vertical slot 50 extends at right angles to said racks.

A shaft 51 extends through the bevel ring. A

sfpur-ge'ars 52 are rigidly mounted on pair of said sha which maybe rotated by means of pair-of racks 49 are I a crank which is not shown. In this manner the support 41 maybe raised or lowered inside-the box like member 33. Thesides of the hexagon portion of the supportare provided withaplurality of T-slots '53, adapted to. receive in awell known manner any material. to be machined, so that this material is held-in'a vertical position;

The support 41 which is hollow is covered by means ofa' top plate 54, having at its, up-

per surface guide ways'55, adapted to receive a clamp plate 56 of well known construction and adapted to be 'inoved lon itudinally of said guide'ways by means of a hand wheel 57 and a spindle 58.- The clamp plate is provided in the usual manner withaplurality of T-slots 59.

It is easy to see, that constructed and supported as described above, may-be adjusted so, that the material to be'machined, may be held practicallyin.

any desired angular position. The table maybe rotated about the-cylindrical member 7 and the supporting plate may be rotated by means of-the motor, so that the T-Slots' may be adjusted to any desired position.

This adjustment is controlled by means of the scale 40 co-operating with an indicator 60, arranged on the cylinder 30.

. In order to hold thecylinder 30 ,in its adjusted position a plurality of spring pins 61" the working tables l are. provided. These pins are supported by a bracket 62, 'fastened to the bracket 45. Each spring pin has a head 63 to facilitate the-manipulating of the spring pins, which arearranged so,'that each pin may engage 'nej'o'f the bores in the cylinder, when said cylinder in the desiredpositio-n.

By ra'sing or lowering thepost8 in the header-the machine tool may also bead justed.

i=0 manner, 'described -above,'. the distance be tween thegworkingtable and the working a-third bracket 64is fastened carrying a ver- 1 tica-l threaded spindle 65, on-the 'lower'end of whicha hand wheel 66isrigidly mounted. c The upper" end of the spindle is adapted to 1 Adjacent the upper end of the column 2j4- l engage the cylinder to prevent accidental movement thereof.

, Having described my invention and how thes'ame is to-be performed I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. In a device of the class described a base, a standard on said base, a sleeve resting on said base and surrounding the standard, a

working table, a hollow column slidingly-restv ing on said base, said working table being supported by said .column, a rack on said sleeve and extending horizontally ofsald column having openings in its walls to .per-' mit said rack to extend therethrough, 1 a pinion rotatably mounted in said column and adapted to engage said rack, and means for rotating said pinion,

2. In a device of the classdescribed, a base, a standard on said base, a sleeve rotatably resting on said base and surrounding the.

standard, a hollow column slidingly resting on said base, a working table supported by said column, a rack'rigidly fastened to said sleeve and extending horizontally thereof, said column having openings-in its walls-to permit said rack to extend through said column, a piniongmounted in said column and adapted to engage said rack, means rigidly connected withsaid column for rotating said pinion, and a clamping plate slidingly and removably mounted on said Working table. v V

3. In a device of the class described a base,

a standard on said base, a sleeve rotatably resting on said base and surrounding'the standard, a hollow column slidingly resting on the base and having holes in its walls, a

' guide arm rigidly fastenedto said sleeve and extending horizontally thereof and through the holes in the Walls of the colunin, c0operating means on said' guide arm and said column for moving said column toward and away from said standard, a cylindrical box like member resting on and fastened to; the

top of the column, a cylinder surrounding and rotatably supported by said box like member, and means for rotating said cylin der about-said box like member.

4. In a device of the class described a base, a standard on said base, a sleeve rotatably resting on said base and surrounding said standard, a hollow column slidingly resting on said base and having openings in its walls, a rack rigidly-fastened to said sleeve and extending horizontally thereof and through said openings, a. pinion rotatably mounted in said column and adapted toengage said rack, means for rotating saidpinion, a cylindrical box like member resting on and fastened to the top of the eolumn,"a cylinder surrounding said' box likemember, a ring removably fastened to the. top of said cyl inder resting on said box like member, and

means for rotatl g said cylinder. 5. In a device gt the class described a base,

a standard on saidbase, a sleeve rotatably resting on said base and surrounding said standard, a hollow'column slidin'gly resting on said base and having openings in its walls,

a rack fastened to said sleeve and extending horizontally thereof and through said open ings,'.a'pinion rotatably mount-ed in said column and adapted to engage sa1d rack, means for rotating sa1d p1nion,a cyl ndrical box. like member resting on and fastened to the top: of said column, a cylinder rotatably surrounding said box like member, a bevel ring provided witha scale and removably fastened to said cylinder, said ring slidingly resting on said box like member, a. polygonal member slidingly mounted in said box like member, each side of said polygon'being provided with T-slots, means for rotating said cylinder about thebox like member, and cooperating means' in said bevel ring and in said pplygonal'member for raising and low- .erin'g respectively said polygonal member in relation to said box like member. 6. In aoevice of the class described a base, astandard on said base, a sleeve rotatably resting on said base and surroundingsaid standarch'a hollow column slidingly resting on sa1d base and having openings in its walls, a rack. fastened to and extending horizontally from said sleeve and adapted to penetrate said column, a pinion rotatably mounted in sa1d column and adapted to engage said rack,

meansfor rotating said pinion, a box like member resting on and fastened to the top of said column, a cylinder .rotatably surround-' ing sa1d box like member, a ring provided with a scale removably fastened to said cyl-' standard,a hollow column slidingly gresting on said base and having openings-in its Walls, a rack'itastened toxthe sleeve and extending horizontally thereof and adapted to penetrate said column, a pinion rotatably mounted in said columnand adapted to engagesaid rack,

means :for rotatingzsaid pinion, a box like member resting on and fastened tothe top of the column, a cylinder rotatably surrounding said box like member, a ring provided with ascale removably fastened to said cylinder,

and slidi'n-gly resting on said box like member, means ior'rotating said cylinderabout 'saidrbox like member, a polygonal member I 1 respectively said polygonal member, each side mounted on said poly ing one of-saidbores, i

slidingly mounted in said b ox like member,- co-operating means in said ring and the polygonal member for raising and lowering of saidpolygonal member being provided .wit-h 'T-slots, a clamping plate having T-slots in its surface and slidingly and removably onal member, the cyl-' 'inder being provided with 'a plurality of radially extending bores,'.a bracket rigidly connected with said. column, and means supported by said bracket for selectively enga-g- 8. Ina device'of theclassdescribed,abase, a standard 'on said-base, a sleeve'rotatably resting on said. base "and surrounding said standard, a hollow column slidingly resting on said base and having openings in its walls, i a rack fastened to the sleeve and extending standard.

and the polygonal member for raising and lowering respectively said polygonal member, each vside of saidpolygonal 'member' being ing-T-slots in its surface and slidingly and removably mounted on .said polygonal member, the cylinder-being provided with av plu-' rality of radially extending bores, a bracket.

rigidly connected with said column, means slidingly supported by said bracket for selectively engaging one of said bores, said standard bemg'hollow, a postslidingly arranged in; said standard, and means .for axially movingsaid post in relation to'said In witness whereof l afiix my signature:

horizontally thereof and adapted to penetrate said column, a pinion rotatably mounted in said column and adapted to engage said rack, means-for rotatings'aid' pinion,'aboxmember slidingly mounted in said box likemember, co-operating means in said ring and the polygonal member for raising and lower- -.side of said polyg i'ng respectively said polygonal member, each onal member being provided with T-slots, aclamping plate having T-slots in its surface and; slidingly and removablymounted on said polygonal member,

the cylinder being provided with a plurality of radially-extending bores, a bracket-rigidly provided with T-slots, a clamping platehav- HERMANN DEUTSQH.

connected with said column, means slidingly supported by said bracket for selectively engaging said bo res', and means fastened-to said column for engaging the lowersurface of the" P. cylinder and for reventing accidental rota tion of said cylin, er.

.9, In a devic of the class described, a base, a'standard' onsaid base, ajsleeve rotatably 1 resting on said base and surrounding said st'andard, a hollow column slidingly resting on said base and having openings in its walls,

' a rack fastened to the sleeve and extending horizontally thereof and adapted to penetrate said column', a pinion'rotatably mounted insaid column and adapted to engage said rack,- means for rotating said pinion; abox like member .resting'on'and fastened to the top of the column, a cylinder rotatably surt rounding said box like member, a ring pr0- vided withfa. scale removably fastened to' said cylinderand slidingly resting 'on' said box like member, means for rotating said cylinder about said box like member,'a polygonal member slidingly mounted in said box like member, co-operating means in said ring 

